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		<title>Basic Meth Recipes Uncovered</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic meth recipes are making it easier for addicts to continue their habits. This news comes from the Polk County Sheriff’s office in Florida. According to the report, even after the laws were tightened in 2006, putting some of the basic ingredients behind the counter, those who have a will for the drug still have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Basic meth recipes are making it easier for addicts to continue their habits. This news comes from the Polk County Sheriff’s office in Florida. According to the <a title="report" href="http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/9/19/sheriff_warns_of_new_meth_recipe_cooking.html" target="_blank">report</a>, even after the laws were tightened in 2006, putting some of the basic ingredients behind the counter, those who have a will for the drug still have a way.</p>
<p>According to the Sheriff’s office, those who want to use basic meth recipes can buy their supplies from Wal-Mart and Walgreens. The amounts are smaller than could be made pre-2006, but this do-it-yourself approach has many concerned.</p>
<p>Besides the addiction aspect of cooking the basic recipes for meth, the process itself can be quite explosive. Another aspect that is alarming is that in this Florida county more meth labs have been busted this year than any other year, albeit the labs are smaller.</p>
<p>This just goes to show how addictive methamphetamines can be. These addicts will go to any length possible to keep their habits going, risking their health by ingesting caustic chemicals and setting themselves up for explosions and fire, using the smallest amounts possible that they can get their hands upon.</p>
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		<title>Diprivan Drug Abuse an Increasing Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Michael Jackson’s death, Diprivan, or Propofol as it is also known, a powerful sedative used exclusively inside a hospital setting has become a household word. Diprivan is typically used by anesthesiologists for putting a person under during a surgical procedure.
Within days of Michael Jackson’s death, two rumors were floated regarding Diprivan. The first [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since Michael Jackson’s death, Diprivan, or Propofol as it is also known, a powerful sedative used exclusively inside a hospital setting has become a household word. Diprivan is typically used by anesthesiologists for putting a person under during a surgical procedure.</p>
<p>Within days of Michael Jackson’s death, two rumors were floated regarding Diprivan. The first was that he and an unnamed doctors (or doctors) were using it to treat insomnia. The second was that Diprivan was being abused as a drug.</p>
<p>If Diprivan drug abuse seems farfetched, it’s not. Anesthesiology News <a title="reported" href="http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/index.asp?ses=ogst&amp;section_id=1&amp;show=dept&amp;article_id=7579" target="_blank">reported</a> in its May 2007 issue, “One in five academic anesthesiology training programs reported at least one case of abuse by physicians or other healthcare workers over the past decade, new research shows. The incidence of propofol abuse has risen fivefold over the last 10 years.”</p>
<p>At this time Diprivan drug abuse was considered confined to medical staff inside of hospitals. But, with Michael Jackson’s death, the <a title="FDA" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/07/16/2009-07-16_jackos_death_spurs_closer_look_at_drug.html" target="_self">FDA</a> is now considering defining the drug as a “controlled substance” which place additional restrictions on how Diprivan is prescribed and distributed.</p>
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		<title>Pink Sober Hits Home for Those Struggling with Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this blog post is a departure from many of the others that I’ve post over the past months, in that it talks about a song from Pink called “Sober”. All I knew about the song at first is that it had a rousing melody and was sung from the heart. Then I started listening [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, this blog post is a departure from many of the others that I’ve post over the past months, in that it talks about a song from Pink called “Sober”. All I knew about the song at first is that it had a rousing melody and was sung from the heart. Then I started listening to the lyrics. And from there I had to look up the lyrics online and watch the video on Youtube.</p>
<p>The Sober song is a meaningful anthem for anyone trying to kick addiction in the teeth. The lyrics cut to the core of why many people choose to get high and how they try to feel as good when they are sober. The video shows the struggle with self and how addiction can be consuming, yet can also be overcome. For drug and alcohol educators this song may be one that can be used to connect with an audience young and old.</p>
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		<title>Mexican Drug Cartels and U. S. Drug Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a basic problem now days with the Mexican drug cartels and that is one of escalated illegal drug exports and violence. Mexican drug cartels slip marijuana and cocaine through the U. S. borders to networks in all major cities.
Violence in Mexico is escalated by U. S. made assault rifles which account for 90-percent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a basic problem now days with the Mexican drug cartels and that is one of escalated illegal drug exports and violence. Mexican drug cartels slip marijuana and cocaine through the U. S. borders to networks in all major cities.</p>
<p>Violence in Mexico is escalated by U. S. made assault rifles which account for 90-percent of the guns confiscated in raids. The Mexican drug cartel <a title="business" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102188685" target="_blank">business</a> is estimated to bring in $18 billion to $40 billion annually.</p>
<p>Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo&#8221; Guzman who heads up the Sinoloa cartel made the Forbes list of world’s richest men with a net worth of $1 billion. Guzman has also been accused of being responsible for 7,000 drug related deaths in 2008.</p>
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		<title>Ingredients to Make Homemade Ecstasy Discussed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ingredients to make homemade ecstasy often vary because “e” is an illegal and banned substance and there is no oversight in its manufacturing. Ecstasy is known as a “club drug” since it is often taken at discos, raves and nightclubs. 
Those who are looking for the specific ingredients to make homemade ecstasy will be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ingredients to make homemade ecstasy often vary because “e” is an illegal and banned substance and there is no oversight in its manufacturing. Ecstasy is known as a “club drug” since it is often taken at discos, raves and nightclubs. </p>
<p>Those who are looking for the specific ingredients to make homemade ecstasy will be disappointed, since it is invariably made in a laboratory setting, albeit mostly those that are makeshift. The main ingredient in “e” is 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Methylamphetamine also known as MDMA.</p>
<p>A couple more ingredients similar to MDMA are MDEA and MDA. In fact, both of these illicit drugs are so similar many people cannot tell the difference. Ecstasy may also be laced with a variety of other substances including amphetamines, LSD, ephedrine, Ketamine, caffeine and even aspirin.</p>
<p>If one is seeking out ingredients to make homemade Ecstasy, then some form of intervention and rehab may be in order. For other curious, academic types, then hopefully this information has helped.</p>
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		<title>Meth Labs Still Alive and Kicking in the U. S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of many restrictions over the past few years on buying the chemicals in the U. S. to make methamphetamines, many meth labs have moved south of the border. Or at least in theory. But many meth labs are still to be found on U. S. soil as well.
A search on Google News for “meth [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because of many restrictions over the past few years on buying the chemicals in the U. S. to make methamphetamines, many meth labs have moved south of the border. Or at least in theory. But many meth labs are still to be found on U. S. soil as well.</p>
<p>A search on Google News for “meth labs” will confirm many articles about drug busts that are still taking place on American soil. A quick scan of today’s stories include busts in Cuyahoga Falls, New York, Trenton, Ohio, Denver, Colorado, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Biloxi, Mississippi and City of Hurricane, West Virginia and this is just on the first page of results.</p>
<p>Even though a significant amount of meth may have move south, there is still homegrown methamphetamines to be found in a neighborhood near you. And this problem isn’t going away anytime soon.</p>
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		<title>Honeybees Prefer Cocaine According to Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently not only humans have a taste for cocaine, but so do honeybees. While most insects are repelled by the Coca leaves because of their chemical content, bees will seek out cocaine and even go through withdrawal systems when the drug is not available.
According to Australian and U. S. researchers who reported their findings in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently not only humans have a taste for cocaine, but so do honeybees. While most insects are repelled by the Coca leaves because of their chemical content, bees will seek out cocaine and even go through withdrawal systems when the drug is not available.</p>
<p>According to Australian and U. S. <a title="researchers" href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6182899.html" target="_blank">researchers</a> who reported their findings in the Journal of Experimental Biology, honeybees actually directed each other to the source of the cocaine. They even had a special “waggle dance” when high. The bees required higher ongoing doses to keep the intoxication going and when going through withdrawal they were less able to learn new tasks.</p>
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		<title>Ways to Cook Crack Cocaine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ways to cook crack cocaine is one of the most searched for terms on the Internet. Now, since I posted How to Make Meth a little over a year ago, the comments have come flooding in. Some of the comments have been positive regarding survivors or their family members. Other comments have been rather rough, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ways to cook crack cocaine is one of the most searched for terms on the Internet. Now, since I posted <a title="How to Make Meth" href="http://www.drugalcohol-rehab.com/blog/index.php/news/how-to-make-meth/" target="_blank">How to Make Meth</a> a little over a year ago, the comments have come flooding in. Some of the comments have been positive regarding survivors or their family members. Other comments have been rather rough, protesting that they were tricked by this post and don’t indeed have a problem.</p>
<p>As with that post, I decided to cast a wide net with the <em><strong>ways to cook crack cocaine</strong></em> post in order to try to get through to the few who need to hear it. I understand that many people want to know the different ways to cook crack cocaine merely out of curiosity or for some sort of research.</p>
<p>I also understand that ex-addicts and family members of addicts and ex-addicts will read this post. But, whom I would like to reach out to are the addicts and soon-to-be addicts who have truly come here to find out the ways to cook crack cocaine for use by themselves or by others.</p>
<p>If you’re one of these people, then please seek immediate help. Don’t delay, don’t deny. Get help now. If you are angered by this confrontation, then you may want to try and figure out why you are so angry. Did you get caught? Are you one step from getting caught?</p>
<p>Check out a treatment center now from this <a title="resource" href="http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/" target="_blank"><strong>resource</strong></a>. Your friends and family will be glad you did and ultimately, you will come to thank yourself, too.</p>
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		<title>Impulsive Behavior May Lead to Cocaine Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom who are studying laboratory rats have linked impulsive behavior to cocaine addiction. In the addiction field, it has been unclear to many scientists which came first, the impulsive behavior or the cocaine addiction leading to impulsivity.
Now, the researchers believe the behavior comes first. The researchers [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom who are studying laboratory rats have linked impulsive behavior to cocaine addiction. In the addiction field, it has been unclear to many scientists which came first, the impulsive behavior or the cocaine addiction leading to impulsivity.</p>
<p>Now, the researchers believe the <a title="behavior" href="http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/606/2" target="_blank">behavior</a> comes first. The researchers separated out two groups. The first was the impulsive group and the second was the thrill seeking group. The thrill seeking group sampled the cocaine first, but quickly lost interest thereafter. The impulsive group was slower to sample cocaine, but also was the group that became addicted.</p>
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		<title>More Students Taking Cognitive Performance Enhancing Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 15:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the pressure of school exams looming, more students are taking cognitive performance enhancing drugs in order to pass tests. According to the Academy of Medical Sciences, more kids are dipping into their parents and grandparents medicine cabinets to take prescription medication normally meant to treat Alzheimer’s Disease and ADHD.
Because of test examination pressure, students [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the pressure of school exams looming, more students are taking cognitive performance enhancing drugs in order to pass tests. According to the Academy of Medical Sciences, more kids are dipping into their parents and grandparents medicine cabinets to take prescription medication normally meant to treat Alzheimer’s Disease and ADHD.</p>
<p>Because of test examination pressure, students are looking to enhance memory and boost alertness with these <a title="drugs" href="http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=4462&amp;cid=2" target="_blank">drugs</a>. No longer is caffeine the drug of choice for many students as other cognitive performance enhancing drugs (which can be likened to sports performance enhancing drugs) are now taking the forefront.</p>
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